“Give Kids a Winning Chance” campaign launched at Burnsville Center
Burnsville, MN (August 29, 2014) – Burnsville Center, as part of the CBL Cares platform, announced plans to support Boys & Girls Club of America through the “Give Kids a Winning Chance” program being conducted at CBL malls throughout the country. This national partnership with Coca-Cola and BGCA will collect sporting equipment, school supplies, arts and craft supplies, educational games and more for use at the local Boys & Girls Club.
The “Give Kids a Winning Chance” program runs now through the end of September and will collect donations of new sporting equipment, arts and craft supplies, school supplies and educational games. Boys & Girls Club of America, one of the largest charitable and service organizations in the world, will utilize all donations to enhance activities in local clubs. Those interested in participating can stop by the donation center located on the lower level near Dick’s Sporting Goods for a list of needed items and return the purchased items to the bin. Visit the mall website at BurnsvilleCenter.com for further details. Cash donations can also be made online at bgca.org/cblcares.
“We are grateful for CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. and Coca-Cola’s generous support, which will help address some of the critical needs our Clubs face each day," said Chad Royal-Pascoe, National Vice President Corporate & Cause partnerships, Boys & Girls Clubs of America. “This program will allow Boys & Girls Clubs to provide kids with the resources they need to achieve great futures as healthy, engaged and successful citizens.”
“We are honored to continue the efforts of CBL Cares with the Bottlers of Coca-Cola and adding the Boys and Girls Club of America this year, which is such a worthy cause, is sure to resonate with our family oriented shoppers, “said Barb Faucette, Vice President of Marketing for CBL.
About Burnsville Center
Burnsville Center is 1.1 million square-foot super regional shopping center located in Burnsville, MN, at the point where I-35 splits to I-35E and I-35W at County Road 42. The mall houses 150 specialty stores including, Aéropostale, American Eagle Outfitters, Charlotte Russe, dELia*s, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Gymboree, Hollister Co., Victoria’s Secret and Zumiez, along with a 11-restaurant food court and 6 family sit-down restaurants.
Persons interested in learning more about leasing space at Burnsville Center should contact Bill Singer, Regional Leasing Director for CBL & Associates Properties, Inc., by telephone at 303.280.0292.
Burnsville Center is owned and managed by CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. In addition to its corporate headquarters in Chattanooga, Tennessee, CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. has a regional office in Boston (Waltham), MA. The shares of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. are listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CBL.” The company can be found online at CBLProperties.com.
About Boys & Girls Clubs of America
For more than 100 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (GreatFutures.org) has enabled young people most in need to achieve great futures as productive, caring, responsible citizens. Today, more than 4,100 Clubs serve nearly 4 million young people annually through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. They provide a safe place, caring adult mentors, fun, friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Priority programs emphasize academic success, good character and citizenship, and healthy lifestyles. In a Harris Survey of alumni, 57 percent said the Club saved their lives. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more at bgca.org/facebook and bgca.org/twitter.